Capella University Online  
Health Informatics - Bachelor of Science in Technology
Health Care Management - Master of Business Administration
Health Care Management - Doctor of Philosophy
Health Informatics - Bachelor of Science in Technology
The Health Informatics specialization of the Information Technology BS Degree program is designed to prepare students to use technology to improve health care quality and lower health care costs. Course work covers such topics as electronic information system management, information security, data integrity, and regulatory compliance. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing information technology specialist positions in hospitals, clinics, and health care systems.
Core Courses
- IT3006 - Communication Strategies for the Information Technology Professional *
- IT3120 - Fundamentals of Project Management
- IT3160 - Ethical and Human Side of Information Technology
- IT3200 - Enterprise Architecture
- IT3300 - Human-Computer Interaction*
- IT3310 - Hardware and Operating Systems Architecture*
- IT3340 - Fundamentals of Software Architecture*
- IT3350 - Network and Security Architecture*
*Received the 2007 Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Practice Award.
Specialization Courses
- IT4610 - Anatomical and Medical Terminology
- IT4620 - Managing Data in Multiple System Environments*
- IT4630 - Statistical Analysis for Health Care*
- IT4640 - Electronic Health Records/Clinical Systems*
- IT4650 - Decision Support/Quality Management*
- IT4660 - Information Security and Privacy in Health Care*
- IT4670 - Health Care Organization and Management*
* These courses have prerequisites
Elective Courses
- Choose 39 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses. The School of Undergraduate Studies recommends that 18 of these credits be earned through undergraduate technology courses.
Capstone Course (taken during the learner's final quarter)
- IT4990 - Integrated Action Learning Project
Health Care Management - Master of Business Administration
This MBA Health Care Management specialization is designed to strengthen the management and business skills you need to function effectively within the health care industry. The curriculum, designed using guidelines outlined by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, includes a thorough study of health care strategic and financial management, health care policy analysis, and legal and ethical considerations within the industry. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing mid-level management or executive positions in the health care industry or in organizations serving the health care industry. Core Courses
MBA6010 and MBA6020 must be taken first and in sequence.
- MBA6010 - Professional Effectiveness: Stretch, Impact, Reposition
- MBA6020 - Leading for Results
- MBA6110 - Marketing and Brand Management
- MBA6130 - Operations and Process Management
- MBA6140 - Applied Managerial Statistics
- MBA6150 - Accounting
- MBA6160 - Financial Management*
- MBA6180 - Managing Information Assets and Technology
- MBA6190 - Strategy
Specialization Courses
- MBA6271 - Strategic Management of Health Care Systems
- MBA6273 - Health Care Financial Management*
- MBA6275 - Health Care Policy Analysis and Decision Making*
- MBA6277 - Ethical and Legal Considerations in Health Care*
Elective Courses
- Choose two from the following courses
- MBA6120 - Sales and Customer Relationship Management
- MBA6210 - Building Relationships
- MBA6220 - Developing and Coaching Others
- MBA6230 - Leading Teams
- MBA6240 - Facilitating Change
- MBA6250 - Leveraging Workplace Diversity
- MBA6260 - Negotiating for Results
- MBA6270 - Regulatory and Ethical Environment of Business
Capstone Course (taken during learner's final quarter)
- MBA6370 - Health Care Management Capstone: Judgment, Planning, and Action*
*This course has a prerequisite
Health Care Management - Doctor of Philosophy
This online Health Care Administration specialization includes advanced research and course work in analysis, strategic planning, organizational change, ethics, law, and quality improvement, focused on the health care field. People who choose this specialization are often experienced health care professionals or managers who seek higher education faculty positions or high-level leadership or consulting positions in a variety of private and public health care settings.
Core Courses
- HS8002 - Advanced Research in Adult Human Development and Behavior
- HS8106 - Epistemology of Practice Knowledge
- HS8100 - Fundamentals of Social Science Research*
- HS8111 - Quantitative Research Methods in the Human Services*
- HS8112 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods*
- HS8113 - Advanced Study in Research Methods*
Specialization Courses
- HS7500 - Quality Improvement and Organizational Performance in Health Care
- HS8114 - Operations in Health Care Systems
- HS8115 - Managing Human Capital in Health Care Environments
- HS8116 - Financial Analysis in the Health Care Systems
- HS8117 - Strategic Management of Health Care Reimbursement Systems
- HS8118 - Health Policies Analysis and Strategy
- HS8502 - Health Care Strategic Planning and Management
- HS8503 - Health Systems Analysis and Evaluation
- HS8504 - Law and Health Care Administration
- HS8505 - Ethics and Decision Making in Health Care
- HS8506 - Leading Organizational Change in Health Care Systems
- HS9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination*
- HS9920 - Dissertation Courseroom* - non-credit
- HS9921 - Dissertation Research 1* - 5 quarter credits
- HS9922 - Dissertation Research 2* - 5 quarter credits
- HS9923 - Dissertation Research 3* - 5 quarter credits
- HS9924 - Dissertation Research 4* - 5 quarter credits
Seven Elective Courses
- Choose any graduate courses
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